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Open Book: A New Nuclear Age

Harvard historian Serhii Plokhy’s latest book looks at the rising danger of a new arms race.

Elizabeth Whittaker’s inventive architecture

Elizabeth Whittaker’s beautiful buildings look expensive, but aren’t.

by Craig Lambert

George Oommen paints India-based abstract pictures

Painter George Oommen creates distinctive images of Kerala, India—his homeland. With video of the artist at work.

by Craig Lambert

The music of Derrick Ashong and Soulfège fuses reggae, hip-hop, and funk

The band Soulfège has international sound and a positive message. With a music video.

by Craig Lambert

Excerpt from "Nurturing Children and Families," a tribute to T. Berry Brazelton

Pediatrician T. Berry Brazelton's breakthrough in understanding newborns as complex, capable beings

Prolific writer Francine Prose

Francine Prose writes fiction and nonfiction in many forms. With an audio clip of the author discussing her writing process.

Quotation Q&A

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Recent books with Harvard connections

Recent books with Harvard connections

Adam Kirsch reviews "The Art of the Sonnet," by Stephen Burt and David Mikics

Adam Kirsch reviews The Art of the Sonnet, by Stephen Burt and David Mikics

by Adam Kirsch

Quotation Q & A

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words